Green Gecko wrote:Bear in mind there are always different board revisions for consoles.

Cheeky, if you can't justify the outlay for rgb cables or similar for all the consoles, try the composite cables, they are markedly better than the bundled ones and obviously a big step up from RF. They main thing I don't like about RF is the wavy patterns. Some people even argue composite is the correct cable by taste because various pixel effects like false transparency on the megadrive were based on composite interference patterns.

The cables I've got will do for now (I've spent too much money already), but they're the next step once I've got everything set up.

Shelving and all the other bits and bobs are coming today so hopefully I'll be able to get them up later on tonight. Pics will be inbound once it's all done.

maybe not totally "retro", but I'm hoping someone in here might be able to help. I've started getting back into the Gamecube back catalogue recently, but my wavebird's have seen better days - Thinking it might be an idea to replace the sticks, does anyone know a decent place to buy some from, or is it just a case of grabbing some from ebay and they'll all be the same quality?

For mine that are gummed up or going weird, sometimes a silicone pullover cap helps, in the meantime. I can't actually find this same Nintendo style profile anywhere but I'm guessing it's the mechanism you're having issues with..

Thanks guys I'm thinking the actual mechanics of the sticks are okay, it's just the rubbers going a bit manky after years of use/disuse. Nabbed a bundle of sticks and a screwdriver from amazon, so I'll keep you all posted with how it goes. Hopefully the wavebird comes apart a little easier than a dualshock 4...

The engineering problem with them is, the parts have to be injection moulded in POM I believe, which is insanely expensive to produce moulds and pay upfront for MOQs.. so hopefully someone is doing that well, almost certainly in Shanghai, and it works for you! Might need to try a few kits, I've not done it myself.

If they're interchangble, it might even be worth swapping modules with the normal GC controller, keeping those as spare parts for existing GC controllers, or may need to solder a few points to PCB.. which isn't that hard. Looks like it's all socket connectors, which is piss.

Hound wrote:...it's not using emulation as such. Emulation is generally software mimicking hardware, whereas this has hardware mimicking hardware (with extras!)... The picture is absolutely stunning. The sound is crystal clear...

That does look incredible, Hound. I hadn't realised that the patent for the SNES hardware had expired and I love the idea of having an actual "new SNES" machine that plays the original carts. What a great thing to own!

So freaking jealous. I was tempted, but have never had a SNES collection (I had a Mega Drive), so it would be an extremely expensive pick up. Most of the software I'm interested in goes for silly money too (those obscure JRPGs). Did you incurr any customs charges? I assume it's region free too? Seriously envious.